We have finally reached the last year of the 19th century. After this, for 100 episodes, we will be exploring the 20th century. So, what happened as the 19th century ended and Canada progressed into a new, and amazing century? On Feb. 27, Charles...
The century is nearly drawing to a close, but we have a couple years to go first. Today, we are diving into 1898 and the births, deaths and events that happened in Canada that year. The March 1, Ontario election would bring about monumental changes...
On Jan. 2, Thomas McGreevy died in Quebec City at the age of 71. Born in that same city on July 29, 1825, he would serve as an MP from 1867 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1896. That gap was because he was expelled from the House of Commons for corruption...
Today, we enter into the second half of the last decade of the 19th century and it was a big one for Canada in several ways. As usual, I will go through the important events, births and deaths that came in this year. On Feb. 1, the first copper...
We have reached the mid-way point of the last decade of the 19th century and for Canada, it would be an interesting and important year that would influence Canada well into the 20th century. So, let’s look at the year 1895 in Canada. Conn Smythe was...
We are now venturing into the first five premiers of British Columbia, and we begin with John Foster McCreight, the first person to hold that post. McCreight was born in 1827 in Ireland to James McCreight and Elizabeth Foster, who were a well...
We are approaching the mid-way point of the 1890s as we move into the 20th century, so lets begin with our look at 1894! On Jan. 1, the Town of Calgary became a city thanks to the influx of people moving to the community because of the railroad...
On Feb. 7, Joseph Pearce was born in Brantford, Ontario. He would serve in the First World War, reaching the rank of Major before being injured and returning home to Canada. Back home, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Toronto and...
On March 7, Andrew Wetmore passed away at the age of 71. He was born on Aug. 16, 1820 and would enter politics in 1865 with his election to the New Brunswick Colonial Legislature as an Anti-Confederate. When he wasn’t appointed as the Attorney...
The year of 1891 in Canada would be a momentous one, with several important events. So, let’s get right down to it. On Jan. 6, Tim Buck is born in England. He would come to Canada in 1910 and become involved in the labour movement. In 1921, he would...